1964 VMI Keydets football team

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1964 VMI Keydets football
Conference Southern Conference
Record1–9 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons
  1963
1965  
1964 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Virginia $ 5 0 07 4 0
Virginia Tech 3 1 06 4 0
George Washington 3 2 05 4 0
The Citadel 4 3 04 6 0
William & Mary 4 3 04 6 0
Richmond 2 4 03 7 0
Davidson 1 3 03 6 0
Furman 1 4 03 7 0
VMI 1 4 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1964 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their 12th year under head coach John McKenna, the team compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the SoCon. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 William & Mary L 12–143,500 [2]
September 25at Richmond L 14–20 [3]
October 3at Villanova *L 7–2712,000 [4]
October 10vs. Virginia *
L 19–2017,500 [5]
October 17at Buffalo *L 10–1421,000 [6]
October 24 Davidson
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 35–05,500 [7]
October 31at Tulane *L 6–2518,000 [8]
November 6at Detroit *L 7–288,373 [9]
November 14at The Citadel L 0–1712,000 [10]
November 26vs. Virginia Tech L 13–3525,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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